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Friday, May 17, 2013

Jumping to J in Memory of Jon

Jons smile lit up like the sun in a clear blue sky. His
young face told a more mature tale. We were drawn together by an invisible ribbon... a shared experience and the love of sticky iced buns!

I was fascinated by Jons calm aura. I am blessed that our paths crossed at a Hammer Out Brain Tumour support group and for the friendship we shared. Jon was courage epitomised. Like a stick of seaside rock he had special stamped all the way through.

Jons wicked sense of humour and his
ability to play with words always made me smile; his texts kept me entertained: “Roses
are red, violets are blue, I can’t do poetry but I can make you laugh”!

When my driving licence plopped on the mat; Dorothy, my
MINI, became Our Girl. On our first sea side trip, Jons grimace and
puff when I suggested 1970s' music was enough to tell me he did not approve. Jon
was a lover of Folk Music, so Folk Music it was.

We wore sun hats and clashed walking sticks as we strolled side by side along beaches and sea fronts. We ate ice cream with chocolate flakes dripping in raspberry
juice overlooking a seaside pier. On the pier our giggles, like seagull cries, filled the air as we poked our heads
through boards; a Victorian man holds a lady in his arms.

About Me

Hello welcome to my blog. Before 2008 I enjoyed a 30 year career in nursing but then I was challenged with a brain tumour and almost everything changed...2014 started with a new challenge of breast cancer. - despite these my sense of humour and the ability to support others remain intact! I now take the gift of each day as it comes.